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The Accountant of Auschwitz
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'The Accountant of Auschwitz' is a Canadian documentary film, produced by Ricki Gurwitz and Ric Esther Bienstock and directed by Matthew Shoychet.Kate Taylor, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-the-accountant-of-auschwitz-is-an-informative-thought/ "Review: The Accountant of Auschwitz is an informative, thought-provoking doc"]. 'The Globe and Mail', June 7, 2018. The film centres on lawyer Thomas Walther's prosecution in the 2010s of former Schutzstaffel member Oskar Grning, focusing in part on the ethical debate around whether there's any useful purpose to be served in prosecuting an elderly man for crimes he committed 60 years earlier.Chris Knight, [https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/is-it-ok-to-try-a-nazi "The Accountant of Auschwitz asks if it's okay to prosecute a Nazi"]. 'National Post', June 7, 2018.
The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2018,Jordan Adler, [https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/film-on-oskar-groening-trial-to-premiere-at-hot-docs-in-toronto "Film on Oskar Groening trial to premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto"]. 'Canadian Jewish News', April 26, 2018. and later had a brief theatrical run before airing on Documentary Channel and Netflix.
The film won four Canadian Screen Awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best History Documentary Program or Series, Best Editorial Research (Ricki Gurwitz), Best Visual Research (Ricki Gurwitz), and Best Music in a Non-Fiction Program or Series (Ken Myhr).Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. 'ET Canada', May 25, 2020. It was also nominated, but did not win, for Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series (Ted Husband) and Best Direction in a Documentary Program (Shoychet).
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